Hungarian civil organisations protested against a new law that Budapest says cracks down on paedophilia and critics argue is an attack on the LGBT community.
In Budapest, protesters set up a 10-metre tall heart balloon in the colours of the rainbow. The EU has also expressed outrage over the law.Introduced by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party, the new law was originally aimed at toughening punishments for child abuse.
But late modifications included a ban on the "display or promotion" of homosexuality and gender reassignment to under-18s, as well as restrictions on sex education in schools.Andrea Sztraka, an activist from Amnesty International Hungary, was defiant: “You don't have to be silent, you don't have to be afraid..